A week after Cyclone Idai hit coastal Mozambique and swept across the country to Zimbabwe, the death, damage and flooding continues in southern Africa, making it one of the most destructive natural disasters in the region's recent history. (March 21)

A lawyer says Harvard University has the opportunity to "remove the stain from its legacy" by honoring a Connecticut woman's request to turn over photos of two South Carolina slaves she says are her ancestors. (March 20)

The first funerals for some of the 50 victims of last week's shootings at two mosques in New Zealand have begun. Christchurch authorities spent four days constructing a special grave at a city cemetery that is designated for the Muslim burials. (March 20)

California officials are rolling out a plan to remove more dead trees and underbrush in forests statewide to beat back wildfire danger. However, some scientists say the focus should be on protecting homes and other structures. (March 20)

Officials said Tuesday that they're not sure when a two-day-old fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility will burn itself out, but they are confident that the air quality is safe. (March 19)

Several asylum seekers who are being forced to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration court told a judge Tuesday that they are afraid to return to Mexico as they await their next hearing. (March 19)

President Donald Trump praised Brazil's new leader as he welcomed him to the White House, congratulating Jair Bolsonaro for his "tremendous election victory" and expressing support for Brazil's efforts to gain NATO privileges. (March 19)

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rouke made a campaign speech Tuesday before a crowd of Penn State University students, promising a grassroots campaign and taking tough questions from the audience. (March 19)

Fighting in the Syrian village of Baghouz, the last IS-held pocked in the country, continued on Tuesday. A spokesman says U.S.-backed forces took control of an encampment that IS extremists have held for months. (March 19)